The story is bland, but it hits the heart. In the process of watching the film, I kept thinking about some questions, such as life and death, father-son relationship and dreams.
1. About life and death: we are always together, no need to grieve
The sudden death of the only son made the old father with white hair on the temples hit hard, but he still accepted this reality. I was thinking, if my son died, would I accept it? It must have been difficult for me to accept it before, but now I feel that everything is acceptable to me. My exposure to Buddhism has taught me that this life is only a process, and death is only a part of it. Everyone's life is the accumulation of their karma. , as long as we accumulate good thoughts and live in every moment seriously, why should we care about leaving sooner or later?
After all, we will see each other forever, just like we will be together forever and ever, there is no need to grieve.
2. The love of father and son: giving the son the right to choose
Not long after the movie begins, after learning of his son's death, the father recalls a conversation he had with him before he left. The father insists on the life he chooses, but the son thinks that he wants to live his own life and does not want to be chosen. He said:
You don't choose a life, dad. you live one. (Life is not chosen, father. It is lived.)
This moved me a bit. I remember my father once told me when I was confused about several important points on the way to school, let me make my own choices, and he could accept them. This made me feel the greatness of father's love. He told me that if I didn’t pass the college entrance examination, there were still a few acres of land at home that could be planted. I think in the future when my son chooses, I also want to say to him: as long as it is the choice you want to make in your heart, do it boldly, don’t worry, I will accompany you back to your hometown to farm!
3. About dreams: have dreams in your heart and be brave to do them
There is a line in the movie that hits my heart:
——Have you ever walked the camino, senora? Have you ever walked the pilgrimage route? lady.
-Never. When I was young, I was too busy. And now that I'm older, I'm too tired. No. When I was young, I was always too busy. And now, I'm too old again. too tired. (28:10)
Yes, the current dream may become an extravagant wish when we get old. At that time, our body and mood may undergo earth-shaking changes, and the dream of the past can really only become a dream.
I have a small dream. I plan to wait until my son is 18 years old. In the summer when I am 48 years old, I want to take my son to ride a bicycle to Tibet.
I still have a big dream, carrying a bag to travel all over the mountains and rivers of the motherland, constantly discovering myself and finding my true self while walking!
I still have a lot of dreams: to be a writer, to write good handwriting, to go to Siguniang Mountain once, and to constantly update and discover, and I am also constantly practicing.
Live in the moment, do it now!
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